Harinath Dey

This article is about the research scientist Dr. Harinath Dey. For the linguist, see Harinath De.

Harinath Dey

হরিনাথ দে

Harinath Dey

Born| 1941
Died| 27 March 1971

Sutrapur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nationality| British Indian (1941-1947)
Pakistani (1947-1971)
Bangladeshi (1971)
Occupation| Research scientist

Harinath Dey (Bengali: ড: হরিনাথ দে) was a former lecturer of biochemistry at the University of Dhaka who was shot dead by the Pakistan armed forces on the Loharpool bridge in Sutrapur, Dhaka on the night of 27 March 1971.[1]

## Early life and career

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Dey was born in a Bengali Hindu family in 1941 in undivided India. After the Partition of India, his family continued to stay in East Pakistan. He started his career in research at the Science Laboratory in Dhaka.[2] He worked for some time as a nutrition officer with the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical Institute in India.[2] He was associated in the capacity of a lecturer in biochemistry at the University of Dhaka.[2] He also served at the Diabetic Association. In 1971, he was the principal scientific officer at the Science Laboratory.[2]

## Death

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Dey stayed in the Sutrapur locality of Dhaka. It was a neighborhood of old Dhaka where many well established persons of the society used to stay. On 25 March 1971, the Pakistan army launched Operation Searchlight, a violent crackdown on the city, resulting in large number of civilian casualties. In the afternoon of 27 March, Dey was picked up from his Malakartola Lane residence by the Pakistan army and taken to the army camp at Sutrapur police station, along with ten other Bengali Hindu residents of the area. At 10 pm, he along with others were marched to the Loharpool bridge. He was shot dead and his body disposed of in the Dholai canal.[3]

## See also

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* Anudvaipayan Bhattacharya

## References

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1. ^ মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী [Death]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
2. ^ a b c d "Death anniversary". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
3. ^ Das, Swapan Kumar (24 March 2012). সূত্রাপুরের মালাকারটোলা লেনে গণহত্যা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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Bangladesh genocide

Perpetrators|

| Organizers|

* Yahya Khan
* Tikka Khan
* Rao Farman Ali

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Executors|

* Abdul Quader Molla
* Abul Kalam Azad
* Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed
* Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
* Fazlul Quader Chowdhury
* Ghulam Azam
* Motiur Rahman Nizami
* Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
* Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
* Ashrafuz Zaman Khan
* Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin

Organizations|

* Pakistan Army
* Jamaat-e-Islami
* Razakars
* East Pakistan Central Peace Committee
* Al Badr
* Al Shams

Massacres|

| Barisal Division|

* Barguna
* Bhimnali
* Gabha Narerkathi
* Ketnar Bil
* Suryamani

|

Chittagong Division|

* Comilla Cantonment
* Muzaffarabad
* Pomara
* Bakhrabad

Dhaka Division|

* Bakchar
* Baria
* Char Bhadrasan
* Dhaka University
* Hasamdia
* Ishangopalpur
* Jandi
* Jinjira
* Madhyapara
* Nikli
* Ramna
* Satanikhil
* Sendia
* Shankharibazar
* Sree Angan
* Sutrapur
* Terosree massacre

Khulna Division|

* Chuknagar
* Dakra
* Shankharikathi

Rajshahi Division|

* Bagbati
* Demra
* Karai Kadipur
* Gopalpur
* Jogisho and Palsha

Rangpur Division|

* Akhira
* Dhapdhup
* Golahat
* Jathibhanga
* Kaliganj

Sylhet Division|

* Adityapur
* Burunga
* Galimpur
* Krishnapur
* Makalkandi
* Naria

Notable victims|

* Altaf Mahmud
* Anudvaipayan Bhattacharya
* Anwar Pasha
* Dhirendranath Datta
* Govinda Chandra Dev
* Harinath Dey
* Jogesh Chandra Ghosh
* Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta
* Laxman Das
* Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury
* Munier Choudhury
* Ranada Prasad Saha
* Santosh Chandra Bhattacharya
* Selina Parvin
* Shahidullah Kaiser
* more

Protests|

* Movement demanding trial of war criminals
* 2013 Shahbag protests

Trials|

* Hamoodur Rahman Commission
* International Crimes Tribunal

Related events|

* Bangladesh Liberation War
* Blood Telegram
* Concert for Bangladesh
* Operation Searchlight
* Persecution of Biharis
* Persecution of Hindus
* Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War
* Remembrance Day

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